Removable bracket



DEC. 28, 948. H V's, HUNTER v l 'I A2,457,373

REMOVABLE BRACKET Filed Feb. 6, 1946 Patented Dec. 28, 1948 UNITED STATES PATENT; .oFFl/,c-E

l .2,457,373`v l A' I I REMovABLE Banane-r Charles H.- S. Hunter, 1rona, Calif. Application 'Febrary .6, 194e,'seri a 1'-No. 645,787

This invention relates to removable brackets designed to be readily attached to studding, wooden walls and similar abutments and surfaces.

It is frequently desired to have temporary additional shelf room in structures, and it is therefore desirable to have shelving arranged so that when it is not in use it may be readily dismantled and stored in a fraction of the space occupied by the erected shelf.

It is an object of the invention to provide a removable' shelf -supporting bracket which may be positioned in a minimum of time and yet will be securely supported and which may be readily removed.

It is a further object of the invention to provide a removable bracket which does not necessitate access to the back surface of any studding or wall to which it is attached, the whole bracket being supported on one surface.

Another object of the invention is to provide a removable bracket in which the load bearing member may be adjusted to carry shelving of different widths.

Yet another object of the invention is to provide a strong but simply constructed bracket which may be inexpensively manufactured.

Still further features and objects of the invention will appear from the following description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

The invention is hereinafter described and illustrated in preferred forms, but it is to be understood that the scope of the invention is not in any way limited by this illustrative showing but only as indicated by the scope of the appended claim.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of one form of the bracket of the invention;

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of a modied form of the bracket; and

Fig. 3 is a section on line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

In Fig. 1, the numeral l indicates a channel iron socket member, the edges of the channel being inwardly bent. The socket may be conveniently allowed to remain permanently in position since the space occupied thereby is negligible.

As shown in the drawings, the socket member is attached to the surface of a studding or wall l2 by screws I4. The use of oversize screws in order to obtain additional support for the bracket is permissible because of the preferred form of the material from which the removable portion of the bracket is made.

The bracket comprises a horizontally extending 1 claim. (Cl. 24S-244') v load carrying arm I8 of channel or U-shaped section, preferably formed integral with a vertically extending tongue or securing member 20 which has a snug t in the socket member. As shown, the side flanges I 8b of the load bearing arm are directed upwardly, resulting in the web portion la of the securing member, when formed integral with the load bearing arm, being spaced away from the web portion Illa of the socket, thus permitting the securing member to ride over a projecting head of screws ld securing the socket to the studding.

A bracing member 22 is removably secured to the load carrying arm. In the form of the invention shown in Fig. l, this member is connected at one end to arm I8 by a pivot pin 24 which may be welded to the side flanges |8b, as indicated at 25. A slot 2E is formed in the web portion of the arm to enable the head of the bracing member to pass into engagement with the pivot pin.

It will be noted that the bracing member is of rod heavy enough to carry very considerable loads. The lower end of the bracing member is shaped to engage against the surface of the studding and may be simply formed as a sharp point, the bracket being slipped into the socket and the point being brought into engagement with the surface of the studding through a hole I6 in member I0 shortly before the bracket reaches its fully nested position in the socket, so that the point of the brace will lock securely.

In the form of the invention shown in Fig. 2, the load bearing arm 30 and the securing member 32 are formed as shown in Fig. 1, but the bracing member 36 is pivoted to the lower face of the load bearing member by means of two pieces of angle material 38 which may be welded to the lower face of the arm 30, the end of the bracing member being flattened and pivoted between the angle pieces by means of a pin 40.

The described construction leaves the upper surface 44 of the load carrying arm unobstructed to receive a slidable extension piece 46 which may be held against vertical displacement from the load bearing member by turned over lugs 48 formed from the vertically extending flanges 30a. Holes 50 may be provided in the web portion of the bearing members toA enable shelving to be screwed in position thereon.

It will be noted that the construction described permits the bracing members of each form of device to be swung downwardly to serve as legs in the case of shelving arranged close to the floor, such shelving could then be -used for seating pur- Posesv It will be noted that the brackets may be readily removed by lifting them upwardly to free their tongue or support-members from the socket member.

While, in the foregoing, I have resorted to considerable detail of structure and association of parts in describing a particular example of my invention, I wish it to be understood that I have done so merely to vmalte my invention understood and that I do not'limit my invention to such details. "On the contrary, my invention s only to be limited as appears in the appended claim.

I claim:

A shelf support comprising a channeled bar bent to provide a pair of arms disposed at right angles to each other, a brace pivotally attached at its outer end to one of said arms, the other of f said arms presenting a recess to receive the other 4 end of the brace, and a bracket shaped to slidably receive the last-named arm, said bracket having means for securing it to a vertical supporting member.

CHARLES H. S. HUNTER.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the le ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,299,234 Russell Apr. 1, 1919 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 143,637 Switzerland Nov. 30, 1930 

